Combination bath apparatus



March 30 1926. 1,578,616 M. TROOTNEFF ET AL oMBINATIoN BATH APPARATUS Filed June 22. 1925 5 Sheets-shewl s i a UNITED- sTArEs MICHAEL TROOTNEFFAND JOHN. GROMEEKQ'OF SAN FRANeIscd CALIFOBNVI'A. 5

Patented yll/ar. `30,` 1926.

fooiviBINATioN BATH APPARATUS.

AppiiCatiQnmed June'zalieaaff-siereino. 38,3011?.

ATo @ZZ whom zi/'may concern.'

y f i Be it known that we, MICHAEL TnoorrNnFr and JOHN GRoMEiiKo, citizens of the United; States, respectively, vresiding in the city and f county of San Francisco and Statelof Gali-v 1fornia, have invented a new and useful 1in-A provemei'it in a Combination Bath Apparatus', of which the 'following is a specification.

Gur inventionv relates to improvements. in combination bath Aapparatus of portable character wherein a boiler and a cold water l supply-` tank andafurnace-,are:inounteddii 'connection with a common supporting frame heat and to generate steam to heat and farm l a steam bath within alco'mpartment .cont`ain-. v ing the apparatus. v

I ltoprovide an improved apparatus affording afconvenient.meanspfordelivering hot and coldfwat'erl and Vforygenerating ,steam for washing and bathingpurposes.

f an improved apparatus which may `be trans#r .and providedfwith fittings for' delivering het and cold water for bathingand wasliingpurposes and adapted .to provide Adry The iprimary object of `,our inventiony is `,Another important object iis. to `provide ported 'as `a unit. from place to lplace 'and .installed in any available compartment.. f

further', objectlisfto `provide angrimproved apparatus lof the character described .wherein a' single furnace is utilized for heat- ,ing water forbathi'ng, for heating a bathing compartimenti' andv for generating steam to heat and forni a steam bath within a por-v tion ofl such compartment.

rv friinotlier 'object 'is to provide an appara'- itus-which will -inaintain a continuous supply; of -liotwater and l.whicli will accommodate a] large numberV ofL persons. '1

Afstillfurtherobject is to provide an will be eiiicient in operationf erence are'used to designate 'similar 'parts l' throughout said specification and drawingsv p andlinpwhich,14 p n Fig. l isa br ken Iside elevation of vthe apparatus, partsbeing broken away 1 and shown 1 n s ection, j

Fig. 2 isa f,ontelevationhof the lapparatus.

j Fio. 3 is a-v vlan viewfof the at) aratus.-

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` of thelieat chamber;

er* .paratus offsiinple and economical construe-- tionwhich may be easily installed and whichr rig. i is "a bretelle-'Sectional.daan shearing the manner in which Ytliewboiler is'associate'd .With the furnace'and the heat chamber.

Y Figf is a transverse section of the crown plate of the furnace.

rwardportion of the frame, saidffurnace'eonsistingv of a lire boX yi2 and4 anV ashfboX- 3' formed by metal plates ,secured tothe frame front of theiire .boX vZand a door ,clo'ses the front of the. ashfboXB." `Adraftdoor S islpreferably mounted upon the door 7 for regulating the draft upwardly through the fireboX.

il. Grrate bars 4 are tmounted between the .fireboX and the ashboX. Aidoor closesthe V :I

'A heat chamber 9 isv formedvin thev back 'of the vframe lcppos'ite therelbox 2 and i `extending upvvardlyftliereabove,` said cham- Y 4berbeing'formed by plates rivetedorother- ,wise secured within Tthe sides 'and back ofi; Y

1A cold vwater supply tank tain a supply efwater Withinthe .boiler-.to

by a' float I8 to automatically inaintainlthe supply of water in the-tank ata desired ieveit-=fl .the frame. fr A' boiler V1l. Visglmounted 'witliin .i f thelieat' cliainb'er`9,.,the ferwardside of the-'1. I

boiler being arrangedjfto formithejfrontfof Y .the heat cha'mberand the-remaining 'sidesV of the boilerbeing spacetlffrom` thefwa'lls of fthe"charnberfto` forinpsnioke and heat .sages aroundtlie sides aiidmbottomof the". boiler. Astack l2 is connectedinto.'the'top" v f 13 ismouiited- P uponthe top ofthe frame land. is connected l :d

`to the boilerfllthrougli.afpipe'lt, tomains." x v lbelieated.. The tankislilledin.v anysuiti able manner, lpreferably through an inlet! pipel provided "with a valved operated".

VThe topof the fire box,l furnace is vcovered byafcrovvn plate 19,- the upper f surface of whichis CorrugatedaslatgQl a'iiel'm'5 the lower surface provided with a plurality efr-ribs .22,'psaidfplate extendingacr'oss the' l. entire width of the framebetween thel boiler M e 11 andthe lfront of they frame.v

Wash basins 23 are mounted upon the sides `ofthe frame 1 in slightly spaced relation 'to the sides of. tlie..boiler. Faucets 24' and 26hfare fiiiounted."above each basin 23, said ydelivered as desired'. i

faucets being connected to the boiler 11 and the supply tank 13 through pipes 27 and 28 respectively, whereby hot or cold water may` be delivered to thebasin as desired.

Shower bath fixtures 29 are mounted at a suitable distance from the furnace and boiler and connected to the boiler andsupply tank through pipes 30 andv31 provided with:

valves 32 whereby hot or cold water may be A shower fitting V33 is mounted directly over the crownplate 19 and arranged to spray vwater konto saidplate to` generate steam, water being delivered to said fitting through apipe 34 provided with a valve 36 adapted to'control the supply of water. The crown plate 19 and the fitting 33 are arranged within a. steam recess 37 formed a vertical plate 33 secured across one 'side of the Yframe between the chamber 9 andthe front of the frame and a horizontal or other suitablematerial. Y

l in any suitable room or compartment.

plate v39 extending between the top of the chamber'9 and the front of the frame 1.'

A guard strip'41 isy mounted around the sides and 'back of the frame and in slightly spaced relation thereto to prevent persons from coming in contactwith heated portions of the apparatus, said strip being preferably made of non-conductive material provided with an insulating lining of asbestos to be installed ln installing the apparatusxa wall or partition 42 isV formed acrosstlie compartment flush with the front of the frame 1,'said partition TheA apparatus is arranged having' an opening 43 formed therein to registerV with the front of. the furnace to give accessthereto. A second wall or partition 44 is formed across the compartment along Vthe longitudinal side of the frame 1 oppo- I sitethe plate 33, said partition being shaped unit in( anyv available compartment. a re is'built in the furnace thecrown plate to lit closely'-aioundlthe.y apparatus and to fully separate the space in back ofthe partition 42 into two rooms upon opposite sides `of the apparatus. The'partition 44 is arranged alongone side of .the frame 1l so that the body ofthe furnace and the boiler v,will be contained within the room upon one side vof. the partition while the steam recess 37 will communicate with `the other room. The apparatus may be installed inv connection with vexisting walls where convenient, or the partitions may be readily :constructed fromv wall board or other ina- `terial available at the time and place of installation. l Y

Y In operation the apparatus is set up as a When 19 will be heated to a high temperature, and

" they heat from the .fire passing through the chainber 9 and around .the sides of the boiler 11 will heat the water contained in said boiler. As water is drawn from the boiler 11 tothe basins 23 and shower 29 additional quantities of water will be delivered by gravity from the supply tank 13 into the boiler and heated, thus inaintaining,acon sta-nt supply of hot water for washing and bathing purposes.

In case the water within the boiler isv caused to boil', the steam may pass upwardly through thepipe 14 and linto the cold water tank 13 where itis condensed and the pres- .sure within the boiler is Vthus relieved. The water is deliveredby quantity from both the boiler Fig. -1 andftanlr13 t0 the -basins and shower bath fittings.

in addition to maintaining a ksupply of hot and cold water, the apparatus' provides av means for generating steam toform a steam bath. This is accomplished by turning a spray of water onto the heated crown plate 19, the water lbeing instantly converted to steam within the recess 37 from'which it Vpasses vfreely into the portion of the comrpartment into which the recess opens. The

and liberated into the lroom and the temperature ofthe room may be effectively regulated. rllhe steam isexcluded from the room uponl the vopposite side of the partition 44 by said partition 44 and the plates 38 and 39. f

Theheat from the furnace and from 'the boilerV and heat'chambereffectively heats the portion of the compartment Yopposite the steam room witli'a dry heat. I

The apparatus is constructed, as above described, in a single unit which is "inade' of a size adapted to ber transported Vfrom place to place and installed in any available compartment where required. The device is thus made particularly useful for construction camps and for army purposes where lil() relatively large numbers of men are quartered at places relatively remote from modern facilities and forperiods too short to warrant the construction of permanent bath houses and the like'. For such purposes our device may be readily loaded upon a truck and transported from place to place and set up wherever convenienu'and when installed affords the convenienceof a steam bath as well as aordinghot and cold water Y for washing and bathing purposes, and at the saine time heats the compartment within which it is installed for the` comfort of the users. i

The speciiic details of construction'are of vlill) which .may fall within the .scope of .the apprising a furnaceV adapted to be installed 125y course' subject to modification in Various manners without departing from the spirit of our inventionl We therefore 'do' not wish to restrict-ourselves to the specific details of constructioiiras shown in the drawings, and described in the present specification; but desire t0 avail ourselves ofallmodifications pended claims. v

Having thus v`described our invention what we .claim as new and .desire to Asecure LettersPatent'is, Y p' Y Y. y .1. Av combination vbath appa1atus.':coin;

`within a compartment; .aboiler mounted in Jconnection `with the furnace land arranged sof to be heated thereby5a coldwater-supply tank mounted above the b oiler 'tol maintain a supply ofv waterltherein to `Hbe. heated;

pipes connected to the-boiler and the supply tank for delivering-water'.therefrom "for washing and f bathing purposes; a crown plate mounted abovethe furnace; and means for delivering water onto the-'crown plate for rgenerating steam forheating the coinj steam being liberated withinthe comparis-1 within a compartment; ay boiler mounted in connection'iwithl thet furnace .and arranged i to' be heated therebyya cold ,water supply tank 'mountedabovel the boiler to maintain .a supply of water therein:` to bei heated; pipes connected to the boiler.. and the supply f tank for delivering water therefrom. lfor 'washing "and bathing, purposes; a" crown.

' Vplate mounted above the furnace ;-iand means for delivering water onto the crownplate for generating steamifor heating thelcompartmentv containing ythe apparatus, said steam being liberated within the compartinent'to formza steam bath; and partitions `arranged to` exclude the steam fromione side of the compartment.'

y3. A combination V.bathv apparatusbmm prising a furnace j adapted to be installed ywithin a compartment; a boiler mounted in connection with 'the furnace and arranged to be heated thereby.; -a cold water supply `tank-mounted` above the boiler-Ito maintain a supply of water thereinl to bemheated.;

wash basins mounted adjacent the furnace; showervv b'athriittings mounted within. the

compartment; pipes .connected between the yboiler and supply tank andbasins and shower fittings for delivering hot and cold A' .water thereto for lwashii'ig and bathing purposes; a crown plate mounted above thel .furnace ytobe heated thereby.; and means for delivering lwater onto said .crown plate foiygeneratingsteam for'heating the com-V partnientV containing the apparatus; said steamy being lliberated Within the compart ment to form a steam bath.

combination vbatl'ixapparatus comprising-a Afurnace adapted to be installed witliina compartment; a boiler mounted in connection-With the furnaceand arrangedk to be heated thereby; acoldw'aterI supply .Y

tank mounted aboveA the .boiler `to .maintain a supply of kwater therein to. be heated 'wash basins'mounted adjaceiit.tlie*furnace1; 'shower i vbath fittings ymounted vwithin the-compartment pipesfconnected*between the? boiler and supply tank and. basins and: shower fit-V tings for delivering hot and cold water thereto for washing vand, bathing purposes; S0

a crown-plate mounted abovethe furnace vtobe Y heated thereby ;':and means 4fory delivering water 'onto saidl crown plate for generating steam for heating thejcomp'artment containingthe apparatus; said steam being liberated within *the .compartment .to form a. steam bath.;l and partitions `arranged to excludev the steamfrom (one side ofthej'comL- partment.'

prising a-*furna'ce adapted to'be li'i`i`stalled within a compartment; aboiler mounted in.

connection with the furnace vto vbe heated thereby;- a. cold waterV supply tankV mounted 'i I l above the? boiler .to .maintain a'supplyof -water .therein tobe heated; wash basins `mounted .adjacentthe furnace; shower bath fittings mounted within the compartment;

"pipesrconnected between the .boiler .and Y`suliplytank and theb'asinsand shower fit-u tings forl deliveringk hot land cold ywater thereto for washing' andbatliing purposes; a crown'plate mounted=-above the furnace toV be heatedthereby meansfor delivering waterl onto said crown plate for generating steamy for heating'the.compartment*contain- `ing the apparatuasaidV steam being liberatedV within" .the compartment 5to' form f.. a f steam bath.; and a partition extending across the `compartment and'connect'ed; alongione side 11ufupon opposite sides of the, apparatus,i-and ,v

of vthe apparatus tof formseparate j rooms 'to-exclude the'steamy from one of said rooms;

f5. A` combinationr bath apparatuscoinfjf;

onel of said roomslbeing-dry heated directly bythe vfurnace and the'othery heated` by the@ y i steam t0- form a steaml bath..

6." A combina-tion bath apparatus comprising a frame adapted tobeinstalled within va compartment; a'furnace mountedewithin f the lowerporti'on of thefframe; al boiler mounted `.within the frame @and 'arranged to be heated bythe furnace; a cold water sup-f f ply tank mounted upon the top of theframe and arranged to maintain a supply of waterinV the boiler to be heated; wash `basins :mounted upon thesides of the-frame; pipes connected between the boiler and supply tank and the basins for delivering hot and.v

cold waterfthereto for.. washing.v purposes for delivering hot and cold water for bathing; a'crown sheetmounted above the furnace to bev heated thereby; and means for spraying, water onto said crown sheet for generating steam to form a steam bath withinthe compartment, y

V7. A combination bath apparatus comprising structural iron frame adapted to be installed within a compartment; a furnace mounted within the bottom of the frame and comprising a fire bor;M and an ash box arV ranged below the fire box; a boiler mounted Iwithin the frame to be heated by the furnace; a cold water supply tank mounted upon the top ofthe frame and arranged to maintain a supply of water in the boiler to be heated;

wash basins mounted upon the sides of the Y frame; pipes connected between the boiler and supplyl tank and the'basin for delivering` hotrand cold y'water thereto for washing purposes; shower bath fixtures mounted within the compartment and pipes connecting said fittingsl with the boiler and the supply tank for ,delivering hot and cold water for batl ing; a crown sheet mounted upon the frame and closing the'top of the furnace; means for spraying water upon the crown. sheet for generating steam; plates forming steam recess around the plate and spraying means and a partition extending acrossthe 'compartment and connected along onelongitudinal side of the apparatus, whereby the body Yof the furnace and boiler willl be disposed upon one side of the partition to impart. dry heat to one `sideof the compartment said partition having an opening communieating `with the steam recess whereby the steam generated upon the crown sheet willbe directed into the other side of the compartment rto heat the sameand form a steam bath therein.

8; A combination bath apparatus comprising a structural iron frame adapted to be installed Within a compartment; a furnace mounted within the forward bottom portion of the frame,said furnacev being formed by plates securedA in connection with Vthe frame to form a fire box and an ash box; a Vheat chamber formed Within upper rearward portion ofthe frame by platessecured upon the said frame, vsaid chamber communicating` with the rearward end of the fire box; a boiler mounted within the heat chamber, said boiler having' its forward sidev forming the front of the heat chamber and havingyits remaining sides spaced from the plates forming the walls of thev chamber whereby the boiler may be heated upon three sides,y and the bottom by heat froml the furnace; a cold water supply tank mounted upon the topv of the frame and connected to the boiler to maintain a supply of water'therein to be heated; means for delivering water from the boilerand the tank for purposes of washing` and bathing; a kcrown sheet mounted across the top of the furnaceto be'heated thereby; and means for sprayingwater onto said crown sheet for generating steam-'to form a steam bath within the compartment. 9. A combination bath apparatus compris port-ion of the frameY by plates secured upon said frame; said chamber communicating" with Vthe rearward end ofthe lire box; a boilerfmounted within the heat chamber, said boiler having its forward side forming` 'the front of the heat chamber and lhaving its remainingsides spaced from the plates forming the walls of the chamber whereby the belier may be hea-ted uponthree sides and *the-bottom' by heat from t'he'furnace; a cold water supply tank mounted upon the top of the frame and connected to the boilerto maintain' a: supply of water ltherein to be heated; means for delivering water from the boiler rand thetank for purposes ofY washing ,and bathing; a crown'y sheet mounted across the top vof the furnace to be heated-thereby; and means for 'spraying water onto said crown sheet for generating steam toform a steam bath'within the compartment; Vand a partition mounted along one longitudinal aok side ofv the frame and extending` across the compartment to exclude steamV from one side of the compartment`A wherebyy one port-ion maybe heated by dry heat directly from the furnace and boiler and the opposite side heated with steam generated therein to form a ste am bath.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our signatures.

MICHAEL TROTNEFF. JOHN GROMEEKO.` 

